now

Pronunciation: [nau]

Average Rank: 92

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

adv. 现在, 刚才, 目前 n. 现在 a. 现在的 conj. 由于

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. the momentary present
  • r. in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
  • r. used to preface a command or reproof or request
  • r. at the present moment
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#145

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 98.6% (Top 98.6% most frequent)
98.6%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#56

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 99.4% (Top 99.4% most frequent)
99.4%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

Project Gutenberg
#75

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 99.2% (Top 99.2% most frequent)
99.2%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

Insights

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.

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